Developing an idea

Design and technology

Use of equipment that may require supervision for safety, eg. scissors, needles, paint, knives

Initial ideas are a series of ideas or concepts that can be communicated through drawings, discussions and models.

Initial ideas are the final developed ideas.

Initial ideas are the thoughts we have before we put them on paper.

A final idea is a final solution that is selected from a range of initial ideas to address a problem.

An exploded view is a communication technique used to show how parts or components of a product fit together.

Develop refers to adding different colours to an idea.

Develop refers to creating lots of different ideas.

Develop refers to taking an idea and modifying and improving it based on testing and evaluating.

When a person converts waste into reusable material, they recycle.

When a person take an old and broken object and fix it, they recycle.

When a person takes materials and throw them away in general waste, they recycle.

A brief statement to explain what needs to be designed.

A list of specific points to describe how the product will function, the purpose, who the product is designed for.

A specification is a list of the all pros and cons identified in an existing product.

Concepts are a range of quick ideas that can be communicated through sketching, discussing or modelling.

Concepts are drawings produced using computer aided design.